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June 19, 2014

Water used in oil recovery in North Dakota spilled
Bismarck, N.D. (UPI) Jun 18, 2013
Two thousand barrels of water used during oil recovery was spilled at a site in southwest North Dakota, the state's Department of Health said. The North Dakota Department of Health said it was notified of the release from Denbury Onshore, which had no statement of its own on the incident. "The spill occurred as a result of a leak in the flow line," the Department of Health said in a statement Tuesday. "Most of the water has soaked into the soil and a dike will be constructed to control r ... read more

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